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English-Arabic military dictionary. 2015.
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Caliber — Cal i*ber, Calibre Cal ibre, n. [F. calibre, perh. fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar. q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Gunnery)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caliber compasses — Caliber Cal i*ber, Calibre Cal ibre, n. [F. calibre, perh. fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar. q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caliber rule — Caliber Cal i*ber, Calibre Cal ibre, n. [F. calibre, perh. fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar. q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
small arms — n. firearms of small caliber, held in the hand or hands when fired, as pistols, rifles, etc. * * * … Universalium
small arms — n. firearms of small caliber, held in the hand or hands when fired, as pistols, rifles, etc … English World dictionary
Small Arms Master Plan — Der Small Arms Master Plan (dt. „Übersichtsplan für Handfeuerwaffen“; abgekürzt SAMP) war ein US amerikanisches Entwicklungsprogramm in den 1990er Jahren, in dem revolutionäre neue Infanteriewaffen für die United States Army erarbeitet werden… … Deutsch Wikipedia
small-bore — adjective a) Having a small caliber. b) insignificant or trivial … Wiktionary
Small arms — is a term used by the armed forces to refer to infantry weapons, such as the firearms that an individual soldier can carry. It is usually limited to revolvers, pistols, submachine guns, shotguns, carbines, assault rifles, rifles, sniper rifles,… … Wikipedia
small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… … Universalium
Caliber — The term caliber or calibre designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. It comes from the French calibre , itself from qālib (قالب), Arabic word for mold , itself from kalamoys , Greek word for wooden… … Wikipedia
Caliber conversion sleeve — A number of different devices exist whose function is to non permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed to fire. These devices are called by many names, including caliber… … Wikipedia
